Last year, the United States Association of Veterans in Business ("USAVETBIZ") urged Congress for agovernment-wide preference in contracting and set-aside programs that extended the existing preference for service-disabled veteran owned small businesses ("SDVOSB") to all veteran-owned small … [Read more...]
SBA finalizes women’s small business contracting program
The Small Business Administration finally has started to implement a contracting program for women who own small firms, one decade after Congress first authorized it. On Monday (Oct 4, 2010), SBA filed a final rule creating the long-awaited procurement program, which focuses on 83 industries in … [Read more...]
SBA’s Patriot Express Loan Initiative Delivers Nearly $500 Million to 6,000 Vets and Military Community
The SBA issued the following press release on July 1st: Washington, DC - In just three years’ time, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative has supported nearly $500 million in Patriot Express loans to small businesses owned and operated by veterans, … [Read more...]
SBA Adds Eight New Veterans Business Outreach Centers to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs
The SBA will be offering Veterans in business and those considering getting into business support and services in eight new markets: State University of New Jersey - Newark, New Jersey Old Dominion University - Norfolk, Virginia University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, … [Read more...]
SBA to Revise Format for Small Business Procurement Scorecard
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is revising the format of the annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard to provide more clarity and transparency on the federal government’s performance in meeting its small business contracting goals. The revised scorecard will be based on an A … [Read more...]
Federal court gives HUBZone program priority
This article on Mar 9th in Federal Computer Week has the GovCon industry abuzz about the potential ramifications... Federal Court Gives HUBZone Program Priority The Small Business Act makes it mandatory, not optional, to give HUBZone companies a preference over other small businesses, a judge … [Read more...]
SBA Advocacy Efforts under the Regulatory Flexibility Act Saved Small Businesses $7 Billion in FY 2009
Advocacy Efforts under the Regulatory Flexibility Act Saved Small Businesses $7 Billion in FY 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Small businesses realized $7 billion in first-year cost savings and $745 million in annually recurring savings as a result of fiscal year (FY) 2009 efforts to help agencies comply … [Read more...]
Government Contractors Credit Union Being Formed by NAMGC
The National Association of Minority Government Contractors (NAMGC) is working on establishing a new federal credit union just for government contractors. They have received preliminary approval from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) so they will soon be ready to accept members after … [Read more...]
Carroll Publishing Announces New GovCon Tool
While the DC area was focused on getting itself unburied from "Snowmageddon" Carroll Publishing quietly announced a useful new resource for government contractors. Their GovSearch™ product now includes comprehensive government transactions data giving clients access to the purchasing history of … [Read more...]
Proposed budget increases SBA funding by more than 20 percent
Proposed Budget Increases SBA funding by more than 20 percent WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today praised the Small Business Administration (SBA) components of President Obama's budget proposal. For the second year … [Read more...]
GSA Schedules Training Webinar for Small Businesses
The GSA Office of Small Business Utilization conducts monthly training on the process of obtaining a GSA schedules contract. They offer a free monthly webinar designed to support small businesses interested in obtaining a GSA Multiple Award Schedules contract. To attend you will simply need to … [Read more...]
SBA, Minority Business RoundTable Renew Partnership
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that it renewed its two-year partnership agreement with the Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) to continue joint outreach efforts to minority entrepreneurs. “During these difficult economic times, it is imperative that we … [Read more...]